Diabetic alert dogs can sense blood sugar fluctuations earlier than glucose monitors.
Diabetic Alert Dogs: A New Kind of Help in Blood Sugar Management As diabetes care technology improves with tools like continuous glucose monitors and insulin pumps, there’s an unexpected yet powerful ally: dogs. These specially trained diabetic alert dogs can sense dangerous fluctuations in blood sugar levels before medical devices do. Take Kona, for instance. […]
Mother faces manslaughter charges after the death of her 10-year-old diabetic daughter during a road trip
A mother from Washington is facing manslaughter charges for allegedly delaying necessary medical treatment for her child with diabetes. Her 10-year-old daughter, who had type 1 diabetes, fell into a coma during a family road trip. Reports indicate that the child, referred to as TG in legal documents, was already deceased upon reaching the hospital. […]
Mom Sentenced For Killing Diabetic Child With Formula-Mountain Dew Mix
An Ohio mother was sentenced Friday to at least nine years in prison for manslaughter after feeding her diabetic 4-year-old daughter a diet based on Mountain Dew. “Tamara Banks pleaded guilty to manslaughter in March in the death of her daughter, Carmity Hobe, who died in 2022 from diabetic brain damage.” New York Post report. […]
Ohio mom sentenced for Mountain Dew killing of diabetic daughter
A 41-year-old Ohio mother who primarily fed her daughter Mountain Dew by bottle until her teeth rotted was sentenced Friday to nine to 13 1/2 years in prison for manslaughter. Tamara Banks was charged with murder, manslaughter and child endangerment, but the murder and child endangerment charges were dropped after she pleaded guilty to manslaughter. […]
Pennsylvania nurse linked to 17 deaths said diabetic patient was ‘next to die’ before giving him lethal insulin dose: Lawsuit
A former Pennsylvania nurse who has already been charged in connection with the deaths of 16 patients is now accused of administering a fatal dose of insulin to a 43-year-old diabetic man, according to a new lawsuit. . Heather Presdy is accused of abusing 22 patients at five different nursing homes between 2020 and her […]